NEWS.COM.AU REPORT: THE military is rushing supplies to the flood-stricken city of Rockhampton today before the last road link is cut, as evacuation centres prepare for up to 1000 evacuees.
The Fitzroy River rose to nine metres overnight, sending a tide of dirty water into more homes in the central Queensland city. Rockhampton's airport runway is already underwater and road links to the south and west are cut.
The push to bring relief to the city and its 75,000 residents came as Queensland braced for more floods.
The Courier-Mail reports that with catchments across the state at record peaks and dams overflowing, concerns are mounting that severe wet weather and the high chance of another cyclone will see towns ravaged more than once this summer.
There also fears that countless snakes are hampering the rescue effort as they make a beeline for higher ground - often inside people's homes.
SOURCE:
http://www.news.com.au/national/rockhampton-facing-catastrophe-as-more-cyclones-are-predicted/story-e6frfkvr-1225980725143
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